Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hand Embroidering Hand embroidery looks difficult, but it’s actually one of the easiest fiber crafts to learn—not to mention one ...

Small tears and frayed ends are easy repairs, thanks to Nicole Vasbinder’s guide to machine sewing and hand stitching. “Super Stitches Sewing” (Potter Craft/Crown Publishing Group, $19.99) includes 50 ...

I mainly use DMC embroidery floss. For DMC No. 5 and No. 8 and for linen thread, I embroider with a single strand.

Chanin (Alabama Stitch Book) adds something extra to this comprehensive anthology of embroidery stitches: plastic prepunched grids that crafters can use to ink fabric for the exact execution of ...

Duplicate hand embroidered crazy quilting with today’s digital techniques, in the hoop. Create digital crazy patch designs that look like handwork. Nancy and guest Eileen Roche, machine embroidery ...

A quality sewing machine is a time-saving device that is useful for making alterations, repairs, and stitching materials that are too tough to sew by hand. The best models have several features that ...